National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1908:2015. It supersedes BS EN 1908:2004 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MCE/20, Aerial ropeways.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2015.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 November 2014.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 1908:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 242 “Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2016, and any conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2016.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 1908:2004.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2000/9/EG.

For the relationship with EU Directive 2000/9/EG, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

The main changes with respect to EN 1908:2004 are listed below:

Clause 1 has been supplemented with regard to the safety of workers.
Terms and definitions have been removed in Clause 3, as the reference to EN 1907 is sufficient.
5.2.1.1 c) and 5.2.1.1. d) have been deleted. A reference to EN 12930 has been added.
The position of the stops in 5.2.3.5 has been stated more precisely.
5.3.3.1 has been reviewed in terms of content and structure.
8.2.3 has been shortened. Reference has been made to EN 12930 and EN 12929‑1 for technical requirements.
8.2.4 of EN 1908:2004 has been deleted.
The Annex ZA has been revised.

This European Standard is part of a series of standards relating to safety requirements on cableway installations designed for passenger transport.

This series of standards consists of the following standards:

EN 1907, relating to Terminology
EN 12929 (all parts), relating to General requirements
EN 12930, relating to Calculations
EN 12927 (all parts), relating to Cables
EN 1908 relating to Tensioning devices
EN 13223, relating to Drive systems and other mechanical equipment
EN 13796 (all parts), relating to Carriers
EN 13243, relating to Electrical equipment other than for drive systems
EN 13107, relating to Structures
EN 1709, relating to Pre-commissioning inspection, maintenance, operational inspections and checks
EN 1909, relating to Recovery and evacuation
EN 12397, relating to Operation
EN 12408, relating to Quality assurance

Together these form a series of standards regarding design, manufacture, erection, maintenance and operation of all installations for cableway installations designed for passenger transport.

In respect of ski-tows, the drafting of this document has been guided by the works of the International Organisation for Transportation by Rope (OITAF).

In accordance with CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards institutes of the countries listed below are required to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements applicable on the tensioning devices for cableway installations designed to carry persons. This document is applicable to the various types of cableway installation and takes into account their environment.

This document applies to the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance and operation of rope tensioning devices and anchorages of cableway installations designed to carry persons.

It also includes requirements relating to accident prevention and to the protection of workers irrespective of the application of national regulations.

National regulations of a construction or regulatory nature or those which serve to protect specific groups of persons remain unaffected.

This European Standard does not apply to cableway installations intended for the transport of goods nor to lifts.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 General requirements

4.1 Application of this standard

4.2 Safety principles

5 General requirements for tensioning devices

5.1 Purpose of tensioning devices

5.2 Travel

5.3 End fixings

5.4 Guides

5.5 Unloading devices for tensioning devices

6 Requirements for counterweight tensioning devices

6.1 Tension force deflection systems

6.2 Counterweight travel areas

6.3 Counterweights

6.4 Damping devices

7 General requirements for hydraulic installations

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.10

7.11

7.12

7.13

7.14

8 Requirements for hydraulic tensioning systems

8.1 Constructional devices

8.2 Maintaining and monitoring limiting values of nominal tension

9 Requirements for fixed tensioning devices

9.1 Testing the rope tension

9.2 Adjustment of rope tension

9.3 Dimensioning the connection parts

10 Requirements for other tensioning devices

11 Requirements for ski-tow tensioning devices

11.1 General

11.2 Specific requirements

12 Materials and permissible stresses

13 Accident prevention and protection of workers

BS EN 1908:2015

Safety requirements of cableway installations designed to carry persons. Tensioning devices

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jul 2015